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Exam questionKROK 2Medicine · 2015

A 7-year-old child became ill again 2 weeks after he had tonsillitis. There are the following complaints: temperature rise up to 38°C, hemorrhagic rash on the extremities, enlargement of the ankle joints. Blood test: hemoglobin is 120 g/l, platelets are 170 × 109/l, ESR is 30 mm/h. Urine test: proteinuria up to 0,7 g/l, cylinders - 5-6 in the field of vision, erythrocytes - 8-10 in the field of vision. What mechanism of hemorrhagic syndrome is present in the given case?

Answer options

  1. Vessel wall damage caused by bacteria
  2. Decrease of adhesive-aggregative function of platelets
  3. Vessel wall damage caused by immune complexes
  4. Platelet dysfunction
  5. Suppression of hematopoietic stem cells
Correct answer

Vessel wall damage caused by immune complexes

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